June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Fairgrounds -- Rob Adamowski gives all the credit for the Independent Publisher's national silver medal he won for his children's book "Bernice" to his chocolate brown Newfoundland of the same name. Adamowski got the idea for the story after many people remarked how much Bernice looked like a bear. The… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Salmon Creek -- ManorCare Health Services held a flag raising ceremony June 14 to celebrate the opening of its new facility in Salmon Creek, 2811 N.E. 139th St. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars performed the ceremony. Some 60 guests, including members of Fire District 6 and American Medical… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Felida -- Lynn Czaban is a finalist in the Pacific West Quilt Show. Her quilt titled "Raven Blanket" will compete with 227 quilts and wearable art entries at the show in Tacoma in August. The show is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 26-27, and… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Battle Ground -- A trip to Disneyland and a high school graduation: Two American experiences that Francisco Torres Parra, an exchange student from Villa Alemana, Chile, had during his time as a Clark County resident. During his stay, members of the Lewis River Rotary, Battle Ground Rotary and Vancouver Sunset… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Sherwood -- Freda Gable was awarded a blue ribbon from Just A Pinch Recipe Club, an online community for those who love all things cooking. Gable's winning Irresistible Mud Bars recipe can be viewed, printed and shared for free at http://www.justapinch.com. Gable is one of many local residents who are… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
East Minnehaha -- Jacobus Carstar held a car-wash fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Miss Clark County scholarship organization June 11. During the day, 54 cars were washed, and more than $1,000 was raised. Miss Washington Jacquie Brown and Miss Clark County Katie Parsons donated their time. Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Esther Short -- The Children's Justice Center received a gift of art June 17 from 13 teenagers who turned a white wall into a colorful mural of inspiring messages and images. These local artists are a part of the Mormon church Young Women Group. The group spent many hours on… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
West Vancouver -- Patrick Meyer, a 2007 graduate of the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, won first place in the open finger-picking division of the Utah State Instrument Championships in early June in Ogden, Utah. Meyer, who is attending Evergreen State College in Olympia, won an Eastman 508 guitar… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bagley Downs -- Imagine visiting 162 coffee shops in 162 hours. On a motorcycle. That's exactly what Paul Peloquin did. Crazy? Maybe. But all for a good cause. Peloquin took a road trip to all 162 Dutch Bros. locations to raise money for a Salem, Ore., women's shelter. Peloquin began… Read story
June 27, 2011, 5:00pm Community
Bagley Downs -- The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington raised nearly $7,000 during its summer concert June 5. Local musicians Cinda Redman, Lena Vozheiko-Wheaton, Linda Appert and Tatiana Kolchanova-Parente performed during the Music Fills the Air Summer Classical Concert. Nearly 200 guests enjoyed classical piano, violin and vocal selections at… Read story
